Case Planner
Location: 74 Saint Marks Place, New York, NY 10003
POSITION OVERVIEW:
The Kaplan House (Manhattan) provides therapeutic and support services to adolescents ages 17-21 who are referred to us through ACS and the Juvenile Justice system. Our residents have experienced significant trauma, resulting in behavioral, emotional, and functional/ development issues. Kaplan House offers an extensive independent living skills program, including vocational preparation, and educational services that assists youth towards reaching independence.
The Case Planner provides support, counseling, case planning and works with the youth towards independent living.
KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (List the functions that are essential to achieve the goals):
Client Engagement:
- Carries a caseload of clients and provides services to those residents within the scope of program regulations and agency mission.
- Evaluates and assesses independent living skills and supports clients in meeting individual goals.
- Teach the clients how to advocate for themselves with service providers by modeling advocacy skills.
- Links clients to community-based treatment and collaborate with other services providers when coordinating services within the Jewish Board as well as with community providers.
- Practice person-centered and collaborative service planning with clients, also ensuring service plans are completed and signed by client according to regulatory guidelines and standards.
- Interprets and explains agency policies and procedures to client.
- Run groups under supervision of the clinical supervisor.
- Supports residents toward the goal of medication management independence, including appropriate person-centered interventions.
- Accompanies residents to appointments as needed.
- Make weekly home visits during business hours as well as after hours as needed.
- Other tasks as assigned.
Team Process:
- Participates in intake, assessment, discharge, and follow-up conferences with service providers, ACS/ OCFS where needed.
- Participates in regular staff meetings and training.
- Travel to offsite meetings and trainings.
DOCUMENTATION:
- Files incident reports as appropriate.
- Complete paperwork, including case notes, FASPs, PHR’s, transition plans, court reports and all other needed ACS mandated documentation, in a timely manner.
- Complete monthly home inspection.
- Participate in audit preparation.
- Ensures progress notes meet monthly billing documentation requirements, if applicable.
CORE COMPETENCIES for the position include:
- Excellent resident engagement skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work independently as well as with a team
EDUCATIONAL / TRAINING REQUIRED (List all that is required to achieve this position):
- A bachelor’s degree is required, master’s degree in human services or related field preferred
ADDITIONAL QUALIFIICATIONS NEEDED:
- Willingness to work with young adults living with the impact of trauma and experience mental health challenges.
- Compassion and respect for vulnerable individuals.
- Patience and understanding for the sometimes-slow process of stabilization and recovery.
COMPUTER SKILLS REQUIRED (List the computer skills needed):
- Familiarity with working in windows, Microsoft word, excel, Teams etc.
- Ability and willingness to learn new systems and application software.
- Familiarity with Connections (ACS record), preferred.
- Familiarity with telehealth.
SALARY: $74,000 -
BENEFITS:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- PTO
EBA’s mission is to support families and strengthen communities through the high-quality implementation of evidence-based programs (EBPs). As a ‘production company’, we focus on the implementation issues back stage so that EBPs and community-based providers can be the ‘stars’ on stage. Over the past 15 years, EBA has served multiple states and counties in the areas of juvenile justice, child welfare, and behavioral health.
EBA offers a team of professionals with backgrounds in social services, juvenile justice, evidence-based programs, information technology and human resources. EBA’s interdisciplinary team brings a combined total of more than 150 years of experience in clinical services and program management related to community-based and evidence-based programs.
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